OT: Do Americans wear shoes in da house?

Nasty said:
The religious folks who knock at my doors are lucky if I have clothes on let alone shoes...

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Never wear shoes in the house. Slippers for 3 seasons, then barefoot in the summer..

~ B
 
I'm always barefoot in the house ...errr except to put on shoes before I climb into the litter box
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"You think you need to wipe the desert sand off your feet in Nevada?"

Yes you do. That stuff is so fine it will leave a biege powder trail across your carpet in no time if you leave your shoes on. By the way Munk, it's not sand, it's cat litter. Nevada is the world's largest exporter of cat litter.

"Personally I would shoot the cat if I was his neighbor"

We have your name and number Rule .308. Our operatives are already in your area ...Apocalypse meow :o
 
Barb and I seldom wear shoes in the house but we don't ask anyone that comes in too remove their shoes although a lot of our friends do anyway. Okies are just naturally barefooted people.:D
Best way too keep yer ol' lady at home is too keep her barefooted and pregnant.:rolleyes: :p ;)
 
well, in every house/apartment/condo, there is kinda a mini foyer at the door. It's typically covered in vinyl flooring. This is where the shoes go.

maybe the origins of snow and mud caused this tradition in Canada.
 
BillTheCat said:
We have your name and number Rule .308. Our operatives are already in your area ...Apocalypse meow :o
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Bring it on Bill, I haven't killed any cats today, yet :D :D :D
 
Shoes off, but I married a Korean , and while she's adopted some of our barbarous ways, she draws the line at shoes in the house. My screen name translates as 'barbarian', though I think her calling me that had more to do with raised toilet seats and an indoor knife-throwing set up (when we first started dating) than because I had pets. Having animals living inside with us, and knives (read 'weapons') at the dinner table where cultural hurdles that she managed pretty well, but shoes were non-negotiable. It's contagious too, my folks live in the same town, and when I was growing up we went shod indoors, now they de-kick, and prefer guests to as well.
 
Shoes stay on until I've made sure Clyde didn't have any accidents while I was out! :D Then I switch to slippers. Hardwood floors... really hurts barefeet when you step on a runaway pellet of dry dog food.
 
Taking off shoes is a nuisance. Taking a shoe off my prosthetic foot is almost impossible without taking the foot off first. Putting the foot back on is even more of a nuisance.

Clunk, clunk, clunk.
 
I hate shoes, wear only to work and in winter. Never on weekends.

These rubber sandals called "Okabashi" or something, are the best. The rubber has some kind of anti-microbial molded into it... I keep a pair at the front door & the back door. Once in the house barefoot... go out, slip into the Okabashis.

If cnd'ns shed shoes at door, it probably is because of snow, salt, sand, etc.

Remember galoshes? Totes?


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Old farm houses (like mine) have "mud rooms" or mud porches to prevent mud (and other stuff) from being tromped in the house. It also serves a place for "barn clothes" and odors.

But since I keep the house at 52 or 62 degrees during the winter, two pairs of socks and insulated slippers (like boot liners) are a necessity.

It is March 12th, and it's going to be 8 degrees tonight.

When you get older, the days pass faster, but Spring still takes forever to get here. :grumpy:
 
Oh, for heavens sakes, Bill the Cat, I'm not talking about the Carson Sink, but about Red Rock.

I'm surprised how many people go barefoot.
So, now we know the forum is full of sleep apneac's who remove their footwear at the door.

One thing I haven't heard is how dirty the foot is. The shoe sole is a nesting ground of TB, Aids, glaucoma, pregnancy, acne, syphillus, dog dirt, toe jam, baby snot, cat hair, bubble gum, and everything that has fallen from Mars to Earth in the last 500,000 years; but our feet, our barefoot feet are clean and sweet?

Not if they've gone barefoot long.


munk
 
Rule .308 said:
The only folks I see in So. Cal that leave their shoes at the door have some kind of decided asian influence.
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That would be me. Shoes outside, house slippers inside. I don't really consider it a hassle since it's such an ingrained habit. And to be honest, I never really thought about it. I thought most people did as I did. When I first learned that other people keep their shoes on inside the house, I was grossed out.
 
Don't worry, its only scary for a second. Either Nasty has clothes on when he opens the door, or he doesn't!

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Tom
 
munk said:
One thing I haven't heard is how dirty the foot is. The shoe sole is a nesting ground of TB, Aids, glaucoma, pregnancy, acne, syphillus, dog dirt, toe jam, baby snot, cat hair, bubble gum, and everything that has fallen from Mars to Earth in the last 500,000 years; but our feet, our barefoot feet are clean and sweet?

Not if they've gone barefoot long.
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Of course, most people wash their feet more often than they clean the soles of their shoes! :D
 
Prior to the late 1980's I don't remember any houses in southern california where people removed their shoes. It would probably be considered unsanitary for people to go barefoot in your house, they might spread athlete's foot. Then people started putting in white carpet and asking people to remove their shoes. We went the opposite direction and carefully matched our carpet color to local dirt.

When we moved to Colorado we noticed a lot more people who prefered you to remove your shoes. In snowy weather there is just a lot more crud that gets on your feet. I strongly prefer people to keep their shoes on. It makes for much more convenient coming and going. I particularly hate it when people bring over kids who lose their shoes and can't find them when it is time to go. I also hate it when my son takes his shoes off and therefore has to waste time getting them back on when I want him to do something. When I take my shoes off it means I don't plan on going out again for the day. I never wear shoes that just slip on and off. Years ago I decided that I would only wear shoes that I could use for things like climbing chain link fences. It takes some time to get those shoes off and on.
 
Somewhere, somehow, people who wear shoes in the house and people who don't... I guess it is a regional thing. I am intensely curious as to what areas in Canada they wear shoes in the house.

Seems like places in the US are just as astonished as to who wears shoes and who does not.

But than, imagine if we start talking about bathing habits! Anyone else here take two showers a day?
 
Sometimes more...

Depends on who I am showering with.


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Shoes off at door, then socks/house slippers (usually socks unless dogs have spread kibble around the kitchen floor like little caltrops, then the house slippers go on for a bit)
 
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